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Turner's Celebrated Landscapes; Sixteen of the Most Important Works of J. M. W. Turner, R. A.; Reproduced from the Large Engravings in Permanent Tint By the Autotype Process
by Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London: Bell & Daldy, 1870. Contemporary fine binding by Birdsall & Son Bookbinders, Northampton in three quarter red crushed morocco over red pebbled morocco, gilt back, top edge gilt, marbled end papers, the armorial bookplate of Cyril Flowers front paste down. 108 pages 16 plates 39 cm . Chiswick Press - Printed by Whittingham and Wilkins. Each plate includes a mounted autotype plate, accompanied by guard sheet with descriptive letterpress. "The plates in this work are reproduced in autotype by Messr. Cundall and Fleming, under license from the Autotype Printing and Publishing Company (Limited)"--Title page verso. Very Good Plus, scattered light foxing throughout, heavier foxing and toning at end papers, light rubbing at corners and bottom edges. Cyril Flowers, (1843-1907) the 1st and only Baron of Battersea and Overstrand,, was a British Liberal politician and patron of art. Photographs, Original -- Illustrations in books."... an Autotype, in general, means a carbon print. Eventually the firm added collotypes and photogravure (called Autogravure) to their roster, selling framed prints, portfolios, and bound volumes to the social elite, including some of the most beautiful books of the period."(Autogravures from the Autotype Company, Graphic Arts Collection, Special Collections, Firestone Library, Princeton University, 2004). SCARCE, OCLC locates 9 institutions worldwide with a copy. . First Edition. Three Quarter Morocco . Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010163
- Title
- Turner's Celebrated Landscapes; Sixteen of the Most Important Works of J. M. W. Turner, R. A.; Reproduced from the Large Engravings in Permanent Tint By the Autotype Process
- Author
- Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Bell & Daldy
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1870
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Photographs, Original -- Illustrations in books.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books About Books and Fine Printing; Art; Fine Bindings;
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About the Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Pebbled
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine Binding
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- First Edition
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